Meaning of national Intergration

definition and statements on national integration " National integration implies avoidance of divisive movements that would balkanize the nation and presence of attitude throughout the society that give preference to national and public interest as distinct from parochial interest

National integration is a socio-phycological and educational process through which a feeling of unity solidarity and cohersion develops in the heart of the people and a sense of common citizenship or feeling of loyalty to the nation is fostered among them

National integration is not a house which could be built by mortar and bricks . it is not an industrial plan too which could be discussed and implemented by expert .Integration on the contrary is a thought which must go into the head of the people .it is the consciousness which must awaken the people large .

National integration means and ought to mean cohesion not fusion unity but not uniformity reconciliation but not merger ,agglomeration but not assimilation of the discrete segment of the people constituting a political community or state

TO sum up the concept of national integration involves political economic social cultural and psychological dimensions and the

inter-relation between them